December 20, 2017

Stepping into the sixth year of public release, wow! Let me just say thanks to all Chronodex supporters, I believe it does change lives, especially for us visual thinkers. Everyday since I created it, I enjoy moments of tranquility by just slowing down and reflecting on my agendas and thoughts through using it. Sometimes the happenings around the core are calligraphic, sometimes scribbles and many times something in between, but most importantly the space the Chronodex core freed up for creative association becomes a life saver, for time and space are actually the very same thing, if you have learned enough in life how to deal with limited resources, you know space as in blank space on paper or in time-out for thoughts is often being traded off by task specific time demand from others. It pains us isn't it? When do we get our own time? The answer is clear to me, we steal time, we demand/redeem time in the form of space, after all 95% of task specific time demand from others are trivial, unimportant for your life goal. Well, the percentage varies person to person but you get my point.

Having said that, I recall a wise director from the company I work for once said, "I am going to be conscious of the energy I spend instead of the time I spend on work", you simply have to find a way to be conscious, still responsive, not just reacting from circumstances, just be conscious while you are being busy, you will see the difference.

A final note about being conscious and self-discovery. If you can write down your thoughts, they can be materialised, the path will be cleared.

Walter Isaacson: Steve JobsLove hearing the stories all over again, some of them especially what happened in the past few years are new to me. Most importantly it is a closer portrait of Steve than all other books about him. Isaacson recorded audios during his interview with Steve, check out 60 minutes special and you will hear Steve's own voice. RIP Steve. (****)